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It's 2025, And We're Getting A Brand New 8-Bit Game Console (retrododo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Yes, you read that right. In a world of cloud streaming and teraflops, a gamer from New York is striving to release their own 8-bit home console with its own gaming infrastructure. Meet the GameTank, its simple controller, and its chunky cartridges that are looking to bring 8-bit gaming back

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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Why does it need to be commercially viable? What's wrong with doing it for love of the game?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    It's a product for sale.

    There are tons of people who are fine not profiting from their cottage industry projects, but it's not expected that someone wants to lose money on them.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Is this...sarcasm?

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    no, this is earnest anti-commercialism

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